Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Herald 27 March 2012 President Mugabe is expected to officially launch the e-learning programme at Chogugudza Primary School in Goromonzi District tomorrow. The massive computerisation programme targets all schools in Zimbabwe by 2015 as the country moves towards a knowledge based economy. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Information Communication Technology Minister Nelson Chamisa said: “His […]

Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Harare 27 March 2012 The Ministry of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture (MOESAC) wishes to announce the completion of the distribution of more than 22 million textbooks under the Education Transition Fund (ETF) programme. The ETF-supported distribution was a massive exercise carried out from late 2010 to early […]

ZimEye 27 March 2012 Zimbabwe’s used to boast of one of the top literacy rates in Africa, but the nation is now worse than it was in 2002. Zimbabwe’s much touted literacy rate of more than 90% has been disputed as having been outdated since the figures are based on data collected by UNESCO and […]

The Herald By Felex Share 27 March 2012 Thousands of textbooks donated to primary and secondary schools countrywide under the Education Transition Fund have flooded the informal market. There are reports that some officials involved in the distribution of the books diverted them for personal benefit. It is alleged the scam also involves school officials […]

ZimEye By Herbert Mugwagwa 26 March 2012 In December 1967, the late medical legend and icon Dr Christiaan Barnard of South Africa, had the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in the world. Suddenly, all doors swung open for him in the world and at one time he found himself wining and dining with the late President […]

Return to Bulawayo http://t.co/jh0CFsaA via @smh # Coltart says he had nothing to do with tender for textbooks http://t.co/bBogyapP # Unicef respond to tender scam allegations http://t.co/ONdpDzSB "all procurements are subject to the strictest transparency requirements" # Good luck to the Zimbabwean Cheetahs as they start their Hong Kong 7s campaign tomorrow. Zimbabwe is right […]

Newsday By Veneranda Langa  24 March 2012 MDC-T MPs yesterday said Education, Sport, Arts and Culture minister David Coltart did a sterling job in the provision of textbooks to primary and secondary schools in the country and condemned a recent report by a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee which alleged the tender process had not been transparent. […]

UNICEF Announces Successful Completion of Textbook Procurement Programme Under The Education Transition Fund Phase I 22 March 2012 Zimbabwe now one of just a few countries world-wide where every child has a set of textbooks in core subjects. UNICEF today announced the completion of the first phase of the Education Transition Fund. All textbooks for […]

ZimEye 22 March 2012 The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has exonerated Education Minister David Coltart from random allegations that claimed he had flouted tender regulations by issuing a textbook supply contract to an international company. UNICEF said the procurement of textbooks was done in accordance with United Nations rules and not in accordance with […]

The Herald 22 March 2012  UNICEF yesterday said the procurement of textbooks was done in accordance with United Nations rules and not in accordance with Zimbabwean laws. In a statement yesterday, Unicef said its rules dictated that bids be adjudicated on the basis of both quality and value for money. The agency was responding to […]